DLI 4th Grade Guide

UTAH CORE STATE STANDARDS for SOCIAL STUDIES

communities, and other aspects of the cultures of indigenous Native American tribes within Utah? ] How did the arrival of European and American trappers and traders alter the human geography of Utah? ] What may happen when two or more cultures, with significant differences, come into contact? ] What can economic systems and trading patterns tell us about cultures? ] Why is it important to protect historical sites? „ Standard 4.2.1: Use evidence (for example, artifacts, texts, oral traditions, geographic inquiry) to make inferences about, and explain the importance of, the geography of the land that would be come Utah in the culture of one or more prehistoric or historic Native American cultures. „ Standard 4.2.2: Explain the economic concepts of trade, scarcity, and supply and demand. Apply these concepts in analyzing the economic activity of Native American tribal groups that existed during this period in the land now called Utah and their trade with European-American trappers and traders.. „ Standard 4.2.3: Use primary and secondary sources to compare important aspects of the ways of life of at least two Native American trib al groups (for example, Ute, Paiute, Navajo (Diné), Shoshone, Goshute) existing existing within the land now called Utah and how those ways of life changed as settlers from Europe arrived prior to 1847. „ Standard 4.2.4: Investigate the reasons why early explorers and frontiersmen came to the land now called Utah, and determine how their contributions are relevant to Utahns today. FOURTH GRADE STRAND 3: EXPANSION (1847-1896) Students will learn about the unprecedented migration, dramatic cultural change and conflicts, and new technologies of this era. Students will study the migration of diverse populations who settled across the region that would become Utah. They will learn about some of the implications of this settlement on Native American communities. Students will evaluate the relationships between the Industrial Rev olution, the completion of the transcontinental railroad, other technologies, and the human and physical geography of the region. Students will also learn about the process and challenges Utah faced transforming from a territory to the 45th state. Compelling Questions: ] What factors led people from all over the world to settle in Utah and

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